These are big canvases, 11x14 on 18 count, so it is hard to get a good photo but here are some closeups of several areas. My personal favorite part is the temple itself, particularly the roof.

Rocks and stone steps closeup

The stone steps and rocks turned out particularly well, though. The design was stitched with light coverage stitches and I didn't stitch the background much at all. If Leigh hadn't talked me out of it, I would not have stitched the big tree in the background on the right at all but Leigh thought it would look better if it were stitched to match the left big tree.

One Last View of Everything

Hope you enjoyed the show, Suzy!

Written by Jane/Chilly HollowBlogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.comand at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

Now that the TNNA show in Columbus is over, I've started browsing designer websites, looking for updates of the newest painted canvases. So far, here's what I've found:

Renaissance Designs has some wonderful little kimono doll kits that might be perfect for teaching that child in your life to stitch. As usual, their Halloween pieces are wonderful and that standup Patchwork Santa is pretty amazing, too.http://www.renaissanceneedlepoint.com/new/new.html

Finally, Julia's Needleworks has six pages of new designs. Howl at the Moon Diva will capture some folks' eye while others will be totally charmed by the 3-D prairie dog needlepoint. There is a Nativity set, a series of fashion plate ladies, Toby jug canvases, and an elephant on a flying carpet. Fans of Peter Ashe will enjoy looking at his small round Nutcracker ornaments.http://needleworks.ehclients.com/index.php/private-tradeshow/